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INDUSTRY NEWS


Simpson Technologies Celebrates 100th Simpson Technologies Corp.,


Aurora, Ill., will celebrate a century in business in 2012. Te company was founded as a sole


proprietorship in 1912 by Peter L. Simpson, who developed the first prac- tical muller-type mixer. Te machine became the company’s primary product. Te Simpson family and Simpson


Technologies are involved in most American casting organizations, with multiple family members serving on trade association boards. Today, Simpson Technologies is a five-generation family business


Excel Foundry to Invest $7.4 Million Excel Foundry & Machine, Pekin,


Ill., recently announced plans to spend $7.4 million to increase its manufac- turing space, expand its main office area and construct a new warehouse. According to a press release issued


by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s office, the project will result in a 108,750-sq.- ft. warehouse adjacent to Excel’s existing plant, an 8,600-sq.-ft.addition to the office building and a 3,373-sq.- ft. foundry expansion. Te additions are expected to bring 100 new jobs to Excel, a 230-employee centrifugal cast- ing facility primarily supplying bronze parts to the mining industry. Te governor’s office said the state


will invest more than $1 million in Excel via tax credits and an employer training incentive program. Te state’s investment is contingent on the company meeting investment and job numbers. Te county in which Excel is located


will receive a $750,000 development grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportu- nity and more than $859,000 through the Illinois Department of Transporta- tion for road improvements. “Illinois’ strong manufacturing


tradition is due in large part to the strength of our workforce, our abil- ity to help companies move product quickly and our investments in infra- structure,” Quinn said.


February 2012 MODERN CASTING | 13 Anniversary


concentrated on the design and manu- facture of technology and services for the metalcasting and chemical process industries. Its primary products include batch and continuous mixing equipment, molding sand coolers, on- line mixer controls, core sand prepara-


tion systems, shell sand preparation plants, sand reclamation systems, sand lab equipment and casting system en- gineering. Te company has operations in Illinois, Switzerland and India, and some of its products are made under license in Japan and Brazil.


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